DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.5 - - 75.8 - - 75.6 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 4 - - 13 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2285 - - 1173 - - 1687 - - 680 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1866 - - 921 - - 922 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3174 - - 2062 - - 2576 - - 1569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2030 - - 2373 - - 3052 - - 1081 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 266 - - 93 - - 144 - - 95 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 12 - - 2 - - 6 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 1 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 250 - - 258 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 2 - - 6 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 2 - - 12 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 699 - - -917 - - 574 - - 184 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2475 - - 2979 - - 2003 - - 1385 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 235 - - -2906 - - -545 - - -3113 ODpotential blCL - - - 2939 - - 4968 - - 3121 - - 4682 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 1370 - - 420 - - 1420 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.5 - - 75.8 - - 75.6 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.5 - - 65.7 - - 69.6 - - 66.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 76.0 - - 75.5 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 65.0 - - 68.8 - - 65.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 4 - - 13 - - 14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2285 - - 1173 - - 1687 - - 680 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 102 - - 101 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 15 - - 14 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99727 30 096 31 104 20 096 29 077 99727 92176 29 090 30 095 24 093 24 084 92176 86374 26 084 30 092 24 093 21 076 86374 81563 26 086 24 094 22 102 18 067 81563 77406 19 086 17 085 22 102 14 079 77406 73741 17 106 11 069 18 089 14 098 73741 70439 18 109 7 093 12 091 10 088 70439 67393 11 117 7 159 8 122 6 086 67393 64549 4 139 10 179 7 209 2 167 64549 61797 7 216 10 182 10 200 9 204 61797 58951 12 211 10 217 13 236 15 224 58951 56023 23 223 24 220 22 235 19 230 56023 53239 24 228 29 229 35 236 23 262 53239 50749 37 244 38 232 42 226 42 240 50749 48536 42 236 47 231 46 223 48 222 48536 46523 41 233 48 225 51 224 48 226 46523 44662 43 236 46 226 52 228 53 228 44662 42933 43 237 49 238 55 234 57 237 42933 41328 48 242 52 237 59 234 63 245 41328 39841 54 243 52 237 61 230 64 243 39841 38454 56 239 56 246 68 246 58 233 38454 37114 56 234 60 251 73 251 47 225 37114 35746 55 232 57 257 64 249 46 230 35746 34319 53 233 50 259 57 246 47 233 34319 32836 50 235 40 248 52 245 45 233 32836 31281 40 232 42 235 48 245 40 231 31281 29644 28 232 43 226 43 244 34 230 29644 27927 31 248 41 236 40 244 31 236 27927 26130 28 252 39 240 42 245 32 244 26130 24258 26 249 30 235 40 241 33 251 24258 22311 23 251 19 230 33 237 31 255 22311 20285 21 251 21 289 30 232 31 262 20285 18175 19 254 26 288 31 229 34 273 18175 16028 21 259 24 275 30 230 36 277 16028 13963 21 253 26 256 25 238 29 260 13963 12090 20 245 33 264 22 243 24 241 12090 10432 18 246 35 257 27 233 24 228 10432 8962 17 245 27 246 30 224 23 222 8962 7655 17 240 20 243 26 221 20 223 7655 6491 17 236 13 245 22 218 18 225 6491 5459 19 237 13 243 18 220 18 218 5459 4549 22 240 13 235 15 225 18 205 4549 3747 20*241 9 217 13 233 16 192 3747 3032 15*242 6 203 13*241 8 181 3032 2402 14 243 4*200 13*244 1 132 2402 1879 13 244 2*211 12 256 3*025 1879 1477 13 244 1 253 11 262 3*028 1477 1201 12 245 1 269 10 265 3 031 1201 1034 11 245 1 273 10 267 3 033 1034 937 9 245 1 278 8 268 2 034 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography